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Thursday, March 1, 2012

PYN Guest Review of Beg for Mercy by Shannon Dermott

It’s not often I find
a paranormal romance with a twist I haven’t seen before. Not only was “Beg for
Mercy” original and entertaining, it captured my imagination as well as my
heart.

The main character,
Mercy Moore, knows she’s different. She wants a normal life, a normal
relationship with her boyfriend -- which includes the ability to kiss him
without killing him.

Her mother could teach
Mercy how to control the beast inside that craves human life as much as
intimacy, but she refuses. Mom tells Mercy she’s not ready for this
knowledge and responsibility and to just be patient. (Yeah, right)

Mercy suspects Mom is
just trying to keep her budding sexuality from going into full bloom. But
there's much more than just Mercy's purity at risk.

The hottest guy at
school, bad boy and heart-breaker Flynn McCallister, claims he has the ability
to teach Mercy everything she needs to know. The only problem with that
solution is he insists it requires hands-on lessons. Mercy is attracted to
Flynn (who isn’t?) but she’s dating his best friend, Luke -- another hottie but
with the patience of a saint.

If you think this
sounds like just another love triangle, think again! Mercy’s best friend, Paul,
knows her secret and in spite of the fact that she nearly killed him, loves her
anyway. But instead of sitting around pining for her, he dates a
cheerleader. (Go, Paul!)

The mysterious,
somewhat dangerous and exotic Sebastian appears later in the story and I can
only hope we’ll see more of him in the sequel.

With all these hot
guys vying for her affection, you’d expect Mercy would be a bit vain. She
isn’t. We get to see her mature from a slightly depressed -- and who wouldn’t
be if you couldn’t kiss a guy without killing him -- introvert into a
kick-ass heroine willing to sacrifice her own life to save those she loves.

***WARNING*** There
are a few realistic scenes with teenage drinking and sexuality, but nothing
graphic. I highly recommend this book for anyone that enjoys a good paranormal
thriller age 14 and up.

I can’t wait for the
sequel!

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This guest review is provided by Charlotte Abel. For more information about this reviewer, please visit: